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Episode #1233
title: “It’s All About the Hot Butt”
airdate: 2012-08-18
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Gone but not forgotten department
Tombstones/epitaphs
time: 2:40
Charlene from Cambridge, MA / Newburyport, Massachusetts
Leaking power steering fluid
Wants to fix it herself
time: 6:20
Dave from South Bend, Indiana
Hole in the exhaust system
Trying to just make it the next few months
time: 11:05
Lisa from Miramar, Florida
Gators at home and Cottonmouths
Better than Arizona
Traded in 15-year old pickup trick for new #car[Toyota,Prius]
Husband says needs to clean car every 24 hours (at least) because of bird droppings
Car waxing
time: 16:35
Break
Music
Ads
time: 17:55
No puzzler
time: 18:30
Ron from Salt Lake City, Utah
#car[2001,Ford Ranger] pickup truck
50k miles (11 years later?)
Sounds like baby birds chirping under the car every morning
“Chirping is almost always related to a belt”
Could be bearing, like water pump, or air conditioning compressor, or alternator
Ford Rangers have one big belt (serpentine)
Use hose as stethoscope
time: 22:30
Yvette from El Paso, Texas
Brand new #car[Mazda,Mazda3] (brand new means 2012? 2013?)
Husband claims you can’t drive it over 60mph until they hit 1,000 miles. True?
They’re adding don’t keep at sustained high speeds, don’t drive for long times, etc.
Shortening the life of the engine?
time: 26:45
Brian Lee from Washington D.C.
Right blinker started blinking twice as fast
time: 29:00
Anne from Bend, Oregon
#car[Buick,Park Avenue]
Thinking about getting an SUV (something with all-wheel drive) Want something as comfortable as the Park Avenue.
#car[Lincoln,Navigator]
#car[Subaru]
#car[Toyota,Matrix]
#car[Toyota,RAV4]
Or get new tires/snow tires
#car[Buick,Lucerne]
time: 34:36
Break
Music (“Back Seat of Your Car”)
time: 35:57
No puzzler
time: 36:45
Ralph from Fort Washington, New York?
When taking a turn (especially hot weather), makes sounds, lights blink click, blink, etc.
Hot day does it if hit pothole
Door slightly open?
Bad latch?
time: 41:30
Sam(antha) from Portland, Oregon
Drove off with gas pump still in car
Gas station wants her to pay for it
time: 47:00
Mike from Bozeman, Montana
He and his partner were timing themselves between mile markers
Spedometer is off by 5.4%
Previous car 1999 Honda Accord, and 1994 Jeep Cherokee and #car[1996,Mazda] were off by same amount
time: 51:47
Close credits
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